Asian Cultural Council, New York, NY—To support American participants in an advanced workshop in Western art and art history to be hosted by the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou. A one-time grant of $23,000.

East-West Center, Honolulu, HI—To support the third East-West Center International Media Conference, Networked News: Journalism, Technology and Change in Asia and the Pacific, to be held in Seoul, South Korea. A one-time grant of $40,000.

Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia—For expansion of a graduate student exchange program focused on interreligious and cross-cultural understanding. A three-year grant of $400,000.

Link Media, Inc., San Francisco, CA—To support Link TV’s news, cultural and current affairs programming on East and Southeast Asia. A two-year grant of $300,000.

The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, Washington, DC—To support a workshop and conference on Asian maritime territorial disputes and the law of the sea, to be held at the University of Hong Kong. A one-time grant of $29,000.

VIA, San Francisco, CA—For launch of a Burma/Myanmar program. A three-year grant of $185,000.

Grant Archives - Asia | 2010

Responsive Grants - 2010

American Studies Association, Washington, DC—To support the participation of scholars from East and Southeast Asia at the ASA’s annual meetings in 2010, 2011 and 2012. A one-time grant of $15,000.

Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA—
To support the Fall 2011 San Francisco Forum for Asian Art Museum
Directors. A one-time grant of $40,000.

Asian Cultural Council, New York, NY—For renewal of a program for American artists and museum professionals in Asia. A three-year grant of $300,000.

The Aspen Institute, Washington, DC—To support the travel of members of
the American delegation to The Aspen China Trialogue – Global Governance: Challenges
and Expectations, a three day conference in Beijing, China. A one-time grant of $30,000.

The Hong Kong-America Center Ltd., Hong Kong—For the Advanced Workshop in Western Art and Art History: A Teaching and Research Institute, organized by the Hong Kong-America Center and hosted by the University of Hong Kong. A one-time grant of $7,500.

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN—
The Archaeology of Early China in an East Asian Context. (A four-year grant of $425,000).University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA—
For an Anthropological Archaeologist Specializing in East Asia. (A four-year grant of $415,000).

Post Doctoral Fellowships (North America)

Houle, Jean-Luc— University of PittsburghContinuity and Change in Household Life in Bronze and Iron Age MongoliaLai, Guolong— University of FloridaManuscript Culture in Western Han Local Courts: An Archaeological StudyMarwick, Ben— University of WashingtonLate Pleistocene Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology in the Northern Lao PDRSpeller, Camilla— Simon Fraser University, CanadaAncient DNA-Based Investigation of the Origins and History of Domesticated Sheep in ChinaVoelker, Judy Christina— Northern Kentucky UniversityCharacterizing Prehistoric Craft Production: Analyzing Small Finds from the Khao Wong Prachan Valley in Central Thailand

Dissertation Fellowships (North America)

Cao, Dazhi— Princeton UniversityThe Loess Plateau in a Trade Network, c. 1300 - 1050 BCED'Alpoim Guedes, Jade— Harvard UniversityAdaptation and Invention during the Spread and Intensification of Agriculture: Reconstructing Agricultural Strategies on the Chengdu Plain, Sichuan Province, PRCDong, Yu— University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignEating Identity: Millet versus Rice Consumers in Neolithic North ChinaHartley, Charles— University of ChicagoTechnical Practice and the Development of Nation and State in the Luoyang Basin, North-Central China, 3000 - 1500 BCEJanz, Lisa— University of ArizonaChronology of Post-Glacial Settlement and Subsistence amongst Gobi Desert Hunter-Gatherers and their Role in the rise of Agriculture and Pastoralism in Northeast AsiaJordan, Amy— University of WashingtonEthnogenesis in Colonial Period Banda Islands, IndonesiaLowman, Ian— University of California, BerkeleyFrom China to the Sea: Territory, Ethnicity, and Memory in the Political Imagination of Angkorian Cambodia (Ninth - Fifteenth Centuries C.E.)McGee, Neil— Columbia UniversityMysterious Teachings: Mongol Patronage and State-Sponsored Daoism in Late Yuan ChinaSmith, Larissa M.— University of Illinois, ChicagoUnderstanding the Spatial Patterning of Tropical Foragers on Negros Oriental, Eighth through Nineteenth Centuries

Study and Research Fellowships (East and Southeast Asia)

Aung, Myo Nyunt— Bagan Archaeological Museum, MyanmarArchaeological Research on Excavated Finds at Wadee Ancient Pyu City in MyanmarChoi, In-hwa— National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, South KoreaStudy of Joseon Dynasty Palace’s Culture and Society Based on Archaeological MaterialsChuenwattana, Nattha—University College London, EnglandComparative Palaeoethnobotanical Study and the Origin of AgricultureGuo, Mingjian—Shandong University, ChinaNeolithic White Pottery in the Eastern Seaboard Area of ChinaLang, Jianfeng —Shandong University, ChinaThe Ritual Systems Formation of the Bronze Age in Southeast China and Adjacent AreasLi, Xinwei —Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
The Establishment of Exchange Networks of Prestige Goods and Sacred Knowledge and the Formation of the "Chinese Interaction Sphere" at around 3300 BCLiu, Yu— Chinese Academy of Social SciencesCasting Technology and Craft Production of Bronze Vessels in the Central Plains of China in Late Shang DynastyOchoa, Janine— University of the PhilippinesLate Quarternary Vertebrate Assemblages from Palawan Island, Philippines: Archaeozoological Analysis and Comparative Study in Natural History Museums of the United StatesRobles, Emil Charles— University of the PhilippinesGeographic Information Systems Analysis of the Palaeohistory of the Laguna de Bay Basin, Luzon, PhilippinesVoeun, Vuthy— Cambodia Ministry of Culture and Fine ArtsThe Zooarchaeological Analysis of Angkor Borei Fauna Stored at the University of Hawai'i-ManoaWang, Minghui— Chinese Academy of Social SciencesSubsistence Changes, Social Developments, and Health Status of Neolithic People from China’s Central PlainsWang, Xuerong— Chinese Academy of Social SciencesSettlement Patterns of Early Shang Dynasty City Site at Yanshi Zhao, Xin— Chinese Academy of Social SciencesThe Origin and History of Domesticated Horse in China: An Ancient-DNA Based Study

Lun, Votey— Independent Scholar, CambodiaUniversity of Hawai'i 2010 Archaeological Field School in the MarianasSukkham, Atthasit— Silpakorn University, ThailandSouthern Methodist University Archaeological Field School in Taos, New Mexico

Grant Archives - Asia | 2009

Responsive Grants - 2009

American Council of Learned Societies, New York, NY—For renewal of an individual fellowship program through the Luce Initiative on East and Southeast Asian Archeology and Early History. A one-year grant of $1,000,000.

Lawrence University, Appleton, WI—Support for a project, involving the university’s Environmental Studies and East Asian Studies programs, on water resource management in Wisconsin and China. A one-time grant of $30,000.

The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC—To support the participation of scholars from abroad in a workshop and conference Myanmar/Burma: Outside Interests, Inside Challenges organized by the Southeast Asia Studies program. A one-time grant of $18,000.

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY—For a visit by a delegation from North Korea’s Kim Chaek University of Technology. A one-time grant of $20,000.

Trinity University, San Antonio, TX—For the Trinity University Press publication Chinese Writers on Writing. A one-time grant of $15,000.

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI—For a web-based resource on United States-Philippines relations. A two-year grant of $200,000.

University of Wisconsin Foundation, Madison, WI—For a Hmong studies initiative in partnership with the University of Minnesota. A three-year grant of $500,000.

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC—To support the project “Southeast Asia & the Cold War: Exploring the
Recent Past Through Regional Archives.” A one-time grant of $17,000.

World Monuments Fund, New York, NY—For a publication on Preah Khan temple at Angkor in Cambodia. A one-time grant of $15,000.

Luce Archaeology Initiative Grants - 2009

New Faculty Position and Related Programming

University of Illinois at Chicago and The Field Museum,
Chicago, IL—Southeast Asian Archaeology: Academic Training and Collaborative Research Partnership. (A four-year grant of $440,000.)University of Wisconsin Foundation,
Madison, WI—Asian Archaeology and Early History Initiative: University of Wisconsin-Madison. (A four-year grant of $425,000.)

Post Doctoral Fellowships (North America)

Eyre, Chureekamol— University of Pennsylvania Museum and Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA Prehistoric Local Systems in Central Thailand: Analysis of a Ceramic Subregion - Its Stylistic Patterns and TechnologyWang, Yudong— Union College (NY)Buddhism and the Making of the Qoco Uighur Kingdom

Dissertation Fellowships (North America)

Calugay, Cyril— Anthropology, University of Hawaii, ManoaComplexity in the Islandscape: Social Organization and Development during the Early Second Millenium AD in the
Visayas, PhilippinesCarter, Alison— Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-MadisonTrade, Exchange, and Socio-Political Development in Early Historic Cambodia: An Examination of Stone and Glass BeadsGallon, Matthew— Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann ArborArchaeological Investigation of the Socio-political Organization of a First Millennium Fortified Town, Kamphaeng Saen, ThailandJin, Jennie J.H. — Bioarchaeology; Zooarchaeology, Pennsylvania State UniversityCollaborative Archaeological Project on Taphonomic Analysis of the Early Holocene Faunal Materials from the Tangzigou site in Yunnan Province, ChinaLiu, Chin-hsin— Anthropology, University of FloridaDiet and Health Assessment of Metal Age Populations in Central Thailand: Evaluating Social Differentiation Using Paleopathology and Stable Isotope Ratio AnalysisPeterson, Emily Jean— Anthropology, University of WashingtonThe Origins and Development of Exchange Networks in Island Southeast AsiaPettit, Jonathan Edwin— East Asian Languages and Cultures, Indiana UniversityExcavating Salvation: The Archaeology of Medieval Daoist CommunitiesTran, Jason Hoai— Asian Studies, Cornell UniversityRecluse of White Cloud Hermitage: Nguyen Binh Khiem (1491-1585) in Vietnamese Literature and Cultural MemoryWu, Minna— East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University On the Periphery of a Great "Empire": Secondary Formation of States and Their Material Basis in the Shandong Peninsula during the Late Bronze Age: ca.1045-500 B.C.E. Xie, Liye— Anthropology, University of ArizonaA Comparative Study of the Emergence of Ground Stone Technology in North and South China

Study and Research Fellowships (East and Southeast Asia)

Barretto-Tesoro, Mary Grace Lualhati Dolatre— University of The PhilippinesAn Examination of the Ceramics in the Guthe Collection and Its Contribution to Philippine History and CultureGuan, Ying— Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP)The Residue Analysis to Shuidonggou Artifacts: A New Perspective of the Paleoenvironment and Human BehaviorHu, Ya-Qin—Chinese Academy of Social SciencesInteractions between Early Farmers and Environment during the Middle Neolithic Period in Northern ChinaHui, Xiping— Shandong UniversitySettlement Archaeology in the Southeastern Coast Area of Shandong, China Supported by GIS from Prehistoric Period to Han DynastyLi, Suting— Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and ArchaeologyPopulation Dynamics in the Zhengzhou Area during the Shang PeriodLi, Yung-ti— Academia Sinica (Taiwan)The Kingly Craft: Craft Production and Political Economy of the Shang Capital at AnyangNeri, Leee Anthony M. — University of The PhilippinesLearning New Technique in Geochemical Analysis on Obsidian Artifacts Found in Philippine Archaeological SitesPei, Shuwen— Chinese Academy of Sciences (IVPP)The Origins of Modern Human Behavior in China: Archaeological Evidence from Shuidonggou Locality 7Pham, Lee-moi— National Taiwan UniversityTowards a Methodology for the Study of Paleographic Texts: A Study of the Chinese Writing System as Seen in Excavated Texts of the Warring States (481 B.C. - 221 B.C.) Phan, Tu Anh— Vietnam National University, University of Social Sciences and HumanitiesComparative Study of Champa and Southeast Asian Statues through the Hindu Sculptural Collection in Binh DinhSong, Jin— Seoul National UniversityCharacteristics of Boundary and “Rites of Passage” in Ancient China: Based on Analysis of Western Zhou Bronze InscriptionsYue, Hongbin— Chinese Academy of Social SciencesTechniques, Style, and Function: an Integrated Perspective on the Social Understanding of Bronze Ritual Vessels of Late Shang Dynasty

Summer Field Scholarships (East and Southeast Asia)

Amphansri, Anusorn— Silpakorn UniversityAn Animal Bone Analysis, Museum of Anthropology, University of MichiganFernandez, Erwin S. — University of The PhilippinesThe Search for Ice-Age Americans, University of Illinois at Chicago

American Council of Learned Societies, New York, NY—For renewal of an individual fellowship program through the Luce Initiative on East and Southeast Asian Archeology and Early History. A one-year grant of $1,000,000.

American Council of Learned Societies, New York, NY—For a publication on Asian studies in liberal education in the 21st century. A one-year grant of $55,000.

The Asia Foundation, San Francisco, CA—For an education and exchange program on U.S.-China relations. A three-year grant of $500,000.

Asia Society, New York, NY—Additional support for the exhibition and catalogue Ancient Arts of Viet Nam. A one-year grant of $150,000.

Association for Asian Studies, Ann Arbor, MI—Support for two new initiatives to globalize and diversify the programs of the AAS annual meeting. A one-time grant of $18,000.

Center for Strategic and International Studies, Pacific Forum CSIS, Washington, DC and Honolulu, HI—Renewed support for the Young Leaders Program. A three-year grant of $280,000.

China Institute in America, New York, NY—For the exhibition and catalogue Royal Tombs at Mawangdui: Art and Life in the Changsha Kingdom, Third Century BC—First Century AD. A one-year grant of $150,000.

The National Bureau of Asian Research, Seattle, WA—To support a seminar for university leaders on Asia policy issues, organized in collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. A one-time grant of $20,000.

National Committee on United States-China Relations, New York, NY—Renewed support for the Public Intellectuals Program. A three-year grant of $165,000.

The Quiet in the Land, New York, NY—To assist with production and publication of The Quiet in the Land: Art, Spirituality, and Everyday Life, Luang Prabang, Lao PDR (2004-2008) . A one-time grant of $30,000.

Tides Center, San Francisco, CA—Support for a Beijing, China project of the Center for Digital TV and the World. A one-time grant of $25,000.

Tides Center, San Francisco, CA—For the U.S.-based activities of chinadialogue, a forum for information exchange with China on climate change and environmental issues. A three-year grant of $150,000.

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA—For a research project on learning Chinese as a second language. A three-year grant of $230,000.

University of Maine, Orono, ME—To support a Vietnam oral history project. A one-time grant of $30,000.

University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA—For a research, exchange and publication project on the history of Christianity in China. A three-year grant of $300,000.

University of Washington, Seattle, WA—To support the Summer Institute for Chinese Studies Librarianship in the Electronic Environment. A one-time grant of $25,000.

West Virginia University Foundation, Morgantown, WV—For an exchange program with the Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute in China. A three-year grant of $350,000.

Luce Archaeology Initiative Grants - 2008

Collaborative Research

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology,
Philadelphia, PA—
Strengthening the Future of Southeast Asian Archaeology: Investigating the Prehistoric Settlement of the Mekong Middle Basin.
(A four-year grant of $300,000.)Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO—
Ancient Landscape, Settlements, and Emerging Complexity in the Chengdu Plain, Sichuan, China.
(A three-year grant of $300,000.)

Campbell, Roderick—
Visiting Research Associate, Archaeology and History, New York UniversityConsumption and Production: A Preliminary Zooarchaeological Analysis of the Late Shang (ca. 1250-1050 BC) Tiesanlu Bone Workshop at AnyangYao, Alice—
Postdoctoral Fellow, Archaeology, Brown UniversityGenesis of Bronze Polities in the Lake Dian Basin: An Archaeological Survey of PreHistoric Landscapes and Settlements in the Lake Dian Basin

Dai, Xiangming—
Head of Prehistoric Research Program, Archaeology, National Museum of China
Settlement of Patterns, Craft Production and Development of Social Complexity in the Yuncheng Basin, Central ChinaGao, Jixi—
Curator, Archaeology, Archaeology Institute of Jinan City, China
Damage and Repair on Buddhist Sculpture from Archaeological Deposit in ChinaLi, Zhipeng—
Assistant Professor, Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China
The Animal Economy and its Relationship to the Devlopment of Social Complexity from the Late Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age in ChinaPham, Ninh Thi—
Researcher, Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology under Vietnamese Academy for Social Sciences, Vietnam
Comparative studies on jar burials of the Sa Huynh Culture, dating from the early Iron Age of Central Vietnam and the jar burial tradition of Southeast AsiaSun, Zhouyong—
Research Staff, Archaeology, Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology, China
Investigation of the Pottery Production in the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 BC) ChinaWin, Htwe Htwe— Tutor, University of Yangon, Myanmar
Analysis of votive tablets of Bagan with special emphasis on the relation between Andagu & life of the BuddhaYan, Zhibin—
Assistant Research Fellow, Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China
Reflections on the social dynamics of the Shang Dynasty: A Holistic Perspective on the Clan Emblems of Shang BronzesYue, Zhanwei—
Assistant Research Scholar, Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China
Bronze Casting and Craft Organization of the Shang Dynasty- a multiple craft perspectiveZhang, Xuelian—
Professor, Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China
A Study on People's Diet of Daxinzhuang Site of the Shang Dynasty by Isotopic Analysis of 13N and 15N

Kelley, Liam C.—
Associate Professor, Southeast Asian History, University of Hawai’I, ManoaVietnam's Early History: A Translation of the "Outer Annals" of Two Vietnamese Chronicles

Translation Grants (East and Southeast Asia)

Chen, Hong—
Doctoral Candidate, Archaeology, Fudan University, China
Translation of Lithic Analysis by George H. Odell, 2004 (from English into Chinese)Thosarat, Rachanie—
Adjunct Lecturer and Research Associate, Archaeology, University of Otago, New Zealand
To translate into Thai the following volume: The Origins of the Civilization of Angkor Volume Two. The Excavation of Noen U-Luke nd Non Muang Kao

Grant Archives - Asia | 2007

Responsive Grants - 2007

American Council of Learned Societies , New York, NY—For renewal of an individual fellowship program through the Luce Initiative on East and Southeast Asian Archaeology and Early History. A one-year grant of $450,000.

American Studies Association, Washington, DC—To support attendance of scholars from East and Southeast Asia at the ASA's annual meetings. A one-time grant of $20,000.

Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA—For the exhibition and catalogue Power and Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming Dynasty.
A one-year grant of $150,000.

Asian Cultural Council, New York, NY—For a program for American artists and museum professionals in Asia. A three-year grant of $300,000.

Associated Colleges of the South , Atlanta, GA—For a Chinese studies initiative. A three-year grant of $490,000.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC—For a U.S.-China project on energy security and climate change. A three-year grant of $330,000.

Committee of 100, New York, NY—To support public opinion surveys of American and Chinese attitudes toward each other. A one-time grant of $30,000.

East Asia Institute, Seoul, Korea—Renewed support for a program to strengthen academic links between East Asia and the United States. A three-year grant of $180,000.

F.Y. Chang Foundation, Washington, DC—For an American studies initiative in China through the US-China Education Trust program. A one-time grant of $29,000.

Filmmakers Collaborative Incorporated, Waltham, MA—For the Ambrica Productions film Making It, a television documentary about China's Generation X. A one-year grant of $200,000.

International Student Conferences , Washington, DC—To assist with the launch of the Korea-America Student Conference with support for a staff position to help organize and implement the new program. A one-time grant of $30,000.

Japan Society, New York, NY—For a public symposium and retreat under the auspices of the U.S.-Japan Innovators Project. A one-time grant of $30,000.

The Korea Society, New York, NY—For a project on U.S.-South Korea relations, organized in cooperation with Stanford University's Asia-Pacific Research Center. A one-time grant of $30,000.

National Committee on American Foreign Policy, New York, NY—For policy dialogues on Northeast Asia Security issues. A two-year grant of $250,000.

Queens Library Foundation , Jamaica, NY—For Asian materials and programming for the International Resource Center. A three-year grant of $100,000.

Rubin Museum of Art, New York, NY—For Bon: The Magic Word, an exhibition and catalogue on the Bon religious tradition of Tibet and the Himalayas. A one-year grant of $150,000.

Stanford University, Stanford, CA—For a project on disarmament and peace on the Korean peninsula. A one-time grant of $30,000.

University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA—Renewed support for a digital atlas of China's religions. A three-year grant of $300,000.

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI—To support scholarships for undergraduate students to attend the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute. A three-year grant of $300,000.

Volunteers in Asia (VIA), San Francisco, CA—For an expanded program in mainland Southeast Asia. A three-year grant of $210,000.

The WBUR Group, Boston University, Boston, MA—For a week-long broadcast of the program On Point live from Shanghai. A one-time grant of $30,000.

Luce Archaeology Initiative Grants - 2007

Collaborative Research

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada—Human and Social Dynamics of Early Bronze Age China: An Interdisciplinary Program. (A three-year grant of $240,000.)University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA—Understanding Lifeways and Biocultural Diversity in Prehistoric Japan. (A three-year grant of $275,000.)University of Chicago, Chicago, IL—Research Project on Early Chinese Excavated Texts. (A three-year grant of $275,000.)

New Faculty Position and Related Programming

University of Hawai’i Foundation, Honolulu, HI —Building and Maintaining Contacts: Enhancing Asian Archaeology, Training and Research at the University of Hawai’I at Manoa. (A four-year grant of $500,000.)University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario,Canada—Tenure-stream position in East Asian Archaeology. (A three-year grant of $475,000.)

Postdoctoral Fellowships (North America)

Bellezza, John—Visiting Scholar, Pre-Buddhist Cultural History, University of VirginiaA Comprehensive Survey of Pre-Buddhist Monuments and Rock Art in the Tibetan UplandHendrickson, Mitchel—Postdoctoral Fellow, Archaeology, University of CalgaryAngkorian Dharmasala Project: Research on Medieval Southeast Asian Transport InfrastructureLi, Feng—Assistant Professor, Early Chinese Cultural History, Columbia UniversityChanges in the Socioeconomic Structure of the Bronze-Age Society in the Multicultural Environment on the South Shore of the Bohai SeaPeterson, Christian—Teaching Fellow, Anthropological Archaeology, Washington University in St. LouisActivity and Process in the Formation of Hongshan Period Chiefly Communities: Collaborative First Stage Field Research in Liaoning Province, PRCWilliams, Crispin—Assistant Professor, Chinese Language and Culture, University of KansasWritten on stone, sanctioned by spirits: the Wenxian covenant texts promise new insights into China's early historyYang, Dongya—Assistant Professor, Molecular Archaeology, Ancient DNA, & Physical Anthropology, Simon Fraser University, CanadaMolecular Archaeology: Archaeology-Oriented Ancient DNA Research in China

Dissertation Fellowships (North America)

Acabado, Stephen—Doctoral Candidate, Anthropological Archaeology, University of Hawai'I at ManoaAn historical ecological investigation of Ifugao irrigated terraced-rice agriculture and social organizationGreen, Debra—Doctoral Candidate, Archaeology, University of Illinois, ChicagoLate Holocene Geoarchaeology in the Bais-Tanjay River Basin: Landscape Change and Subsistence Strategies of Prehispanic Societies on the Negros Oriental, PhilippinesGuo, Jue—Doctoral Candidate, Early Chinese History, University of Wisconsin-MadisonReconstructing Fourth Century B.C.E. Chu Religious Practices: Divination, Sacrifice, Prayer, and Medicine in the Newly Excavated Baoshan ManuscriptsKim, Nam—Doctoral Candidate, Archaeology, University of Illinois, ChicagoCollaborative Archaeological Investigation of Fortification Features at Co LoaMiller, Bryan—Doctoral Candidate, Archaeology and History, University of PennsylvaniaMapping Nomadic Cultures: Material Definitions of the "Xiongnu" ConfederacyNiziolek, Lisa—Doctoral Candidate, Archaeology, University of Illinois, ChicagoPottery Production in a Prehispanic Philippine Polity: An Archaeological/Geochemical StudyZhang, Zhaoyang—Doctoral Candidate, Legal History, University of California, BerkeleyCivil Law in Early China: the Law, Ritual, and Family

Study and Research Fellowships (East/Southeast Asia)

Arif, Johan—Lecturer, Bio-Anthropology and Zoo-Archaeology, Institute of Technology Bandung, IndonesiaReconstruction of Paleoenvironment of Trinil HK and Kedung Brubus Faunas in Sangiran, Central Java, IndonesiaFang, Hui—Professor, Archaeology, Shandong University, China Ceramic Analysis and Social Changes in Early State of China: A Case Study of Daxinzhuang Site, ShandongHe, Yuling—Assistant Research Fellow, Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China Ethnogenesis and Urbanization of Late Shang in AnyangLee, Gyoung-Ah—Researcher, Archaeology, Paleoethnobotany, Seoul National University, South KoreaPaleoethnobotanical Study on Early Agriculture in the Yiluo Valley, North China: Comparative Approach in Northeast AsiaMa, Xiaolin—Vice-Director, Zooarchaeology, Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, China Subsistence Economy at a Craft Production Center in the Yiluo Valley of Central ChinaTang, Jigen—Professor, Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, ChinaA Collaborative Study of the Archaeological Materials from the "Early Shang Civilization Project" in Shangqiu, Henan, PRCTrinh, Sinh Van—Department Head, Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology, VietnamComparative Study of Bronze Artifacts from the Archaeological Sites of the Metal Age in Vietnam and East AsiaYang, Jianhua—Professor, Archaeology, Jilin University, ChinaCollaborative Study with Professor Linduff of Cultural, Political, Gendered, and Economic Identity from New and Previous Evidence from Inner Mongolia During the Warring StatesZhang, Xiaoling—Doctoral Candidate, Prehistoric Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IVPP), ChinaLithic Use-Wear Analysis of Chinese Upper Paleolithic Lithic Artifacts in Comparison with North American Paleo-Indian Stone Tool Assemblages

Tran, Ky-Phuong—Senior Researcher, History of Art, Vietnam Association of Ethnic Minorities' Culture & Arts, VietnamA Translation of the Book "The Ancient Khmer Empire" by Lawrence Palmer Briggs into Vietnamese language

Advanced Training Grants (East/Southeast Asia)

Woo, Eun-Jin—Research Assistant, Physical Anthropology; Paleopathology; Paleodemography, Seoul National University, South KoreaThe Measurement of Health Using Skeletal Data: To a Bioanthropological Investigation in the Im-Dang Site in Kyungsan, Korea

Grant Archives - Asia | 2006

Responsive Grants - 2006

American Council of Learned Societies, New York, NY—For the second year of an individual fellowship program through the Luce Initiative on East and Southeast Asian Archaeology and Early History. A one-year grant of $1,200,000.

American Council of Learned Societies, New York, NY—For a capstone conference and publication evaluating the Luce Fund for Asian Studies. A one-year grant of $60,000.

The Atlantic Council of the United States, Washington, DC—For the United-States-China Strategic Cooperation Program. A three-year grant of $250,000.

Center for Khmer Studies, New York, NY—Renewed support for a fellowship program in Cambodia for American undergraduate students. A three-year grant of $100,000.

Center for Strategic and International Studies, Pacific Forum CSIS, Washington, DC and Honolulu, HI—For the Young Leaders Fellowship Program. A three-year grant of $200,000.

College of Charleston, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Charleston, SC—For the project Force of Nature, a multi-institution collaboration in the Carolinas involving residencies for Japanese artists and an exhibition. A one-time grant of $20,000.

East-West Center, Honolulu, HI—Renewed support for the Southeast Asia Fellowship Program in Washington, DC. A three-year grant of $135,000.

The Hong Kong-America Center, Hong Kong, China—For a project on religion and public life in China. A two-year grant of $180,000.

Gwen Bennett—Assistant Professor, Archaeology, Washington University in St. LouisArchaeology and its Practice and Context in Northern ChinaRowan Flad—Assistant Professor, Anthropology, Harvard University The Archaeology of China's Three Gorges: Organization of Production, Technological Changes, and Trade in an Early Chinese Frontier Region

Dissertation Fellowships (North America)

Mio Katayama—Graduate Student, Archaeology, University of California, Berkeley Analysis of Faunal Remains at Sannai MaruyamaHu Lin—Graduate Student, Archaeology, University of ChicagoNomadism, Urbanization, and Social Order: An Archaeological Study of a Steppe Town in Northeast China (907-1125 AD)Adam Daniel Smith—Graduate Student, Archaeology/Early Chinese Studies, University of California, Los AngelesAn Archaeological Study of Literate Practices of Anyang, China

Internship Grants (North America)

Denise Catalina Fong—Graduate Student, Anthropological Archaeology, University of British Columbia, Canada Ceramic Variation and Diversity in the Early Bronze Age of Central Plains China: A Case Study from the Transition Period Site of Huanbei
Internship at Anyang Workstation, Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Henan Province, China Joohyun Jin—Graduate Student, Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Stanford University Faunal and Taphonomic Analyses of the Paleolithic Archaeological Materials from the Tangzigou Site in Yunnan Province, China
Internship at Tangzigou Archaeological Site and Baoshan Cultural Museum, Baoshan Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China Yun Kuen Lee—Research Associate, Archaeology, Harvard University Domination and Resistance in the Yi-Luo Valley During the Mid-Second Millenium BC: The Ceramic Evidence
Internship at Huizui Archaeological Field Station, Henan Province, China

Thanik Lertcharnrit—Assistant Professor, Archaeology, Silpakorn University, ThailandTranslation of the book entitled "The Past in Perspective: An Introduction to Human Prehistory” by Kenneth Feder (2003)

Field School Scholarships (East/Southeast Asia)

Johan Arif—Lecturer, Bio-Anthropology and Zoo-Archaeology, Institute of Technology Bandung, IndonesiaArchaeology Field School in Northwestern Indiana, University of Notre DameMimi Savitri—Teaching Fellow, Archaeology, University Gadjah Mada, IndonesiaAmherst Archaeological Field School, University of MassachusettsCholawit Thongcharoenchaikit—Research Assistant, Prehistory, Sirindhorn Anthropological Center, ThailandAmherst Archaeological Field School, University of Massachusetts

Grant Archives - Asia | 2005

Responsive Grants

American Council of Learned Societies, New York, NY - For the first year of an individual fellowship program through the Luce Initiative on East Asian Archaeology and Early History. A one-year grant of $850,000.

The Asia Foundation, San Francisco, CA - To support a North Korea dialogue and exchange program. A three-year grant of $375,000.

The Atlantic Council of the United States, New York, NY - To support a US-China-Taiwan cross-strait dialogue. A one-year grant of $30,000.

Columbia University Press, New York, NY - For the book Sources of Vietnamese Tradition. A one-year grant of $60,000.

Concordia University St. Paul, St. Paul, MN - To support the Center for Hmong Studies. A three-year grant of $250,000.

Council on Foreign Relations, New York, NY - For a project on China's diplomatic, economic and security presence in the Asia Pacific region. A one-year grant of $27,000.

East-West Center, Honolulu, HI - For a South Korea-United States journalist exchange program. A three-year grant of $210,000.

International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC - For the exhibition Changing Identity: Recent Works by Women Artists from Vietnam. A one-year grant of $25,000.

National Bureau of Asian Research, Seattle, WA - For a policy research fellowship program on Northeast and Southeast Asia. A three-year grant of $330,000.

National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan - For a regional survey on democracy and governance in East Asia. A three-year grant of $95,000.

Nautilus of America, Inc., San Francisco, CA - For the Northeast Asia Peace and Security Network. A three-year grant of $240,000.